Purple Dragon (PPG 1247-4)
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Purple Dragon (PPG 1247-4) is a medium, cool purple from PPG Paints: LRV 54, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Purple Dragon
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Purple Dragon by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper purple, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Purple Dragon, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Wisteria | SW 6822 | 48 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Grape Ice | 1395 | 60.9 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Innuendo | 640B-4 | 54.7 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Sassy Lilac | 4003-9B | 58 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints purple colors nearest to Purple Dragon (LRV 54) by LRV.
Lighter than Purple Dragon
Darker than Purple Dragon
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1247-4 |
| Hex | #C6BEDD |
| RGB | 198, 190, 221 |
| HSL | 255°, 31%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 54 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.5, 8.7, -14.4 |
| Undertone | Cool Blue |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Purple |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Purple Dragon (PPG 1247-4), published as #C6BEDD
#B4B4DB
#D9C8DD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Purple Dragon (PPG 1247-4)?
- Purple Dragon has an LRV of 54. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Purple Dragon is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Purple Dragon in another brand?
- Innuendo (Behr 640B-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Purple Dragon warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Purple Dragon as cool, with a Cool Blue undertone. Its Lab b* value is -14.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.